PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Two alleged scammers posing as bank employees tried to steal thousands from a veteran PBSO detective — but he turned the tables and helped get them arrested.
The scamming duo is accused of posing as bank employees and trying to steal thousands of dollars, but they got a surprise when their supposed victim turned out to be a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office detective.
20-year-old Levi Cantarero of Fort Pierce and 31-year-old Shawn Hamilton of Port St. Lucie were arrested Tuesday after allegedly trying to convince the detective to withdraw thousands of dollars from his checking account as part of a fraudulent banking scheme, PBSO said…